ABSTRACT
Women, especially those located in civil society organisations, are frequently excluded from peace talks. However, what happens when women enter formal peace talks? In the Northern Ireland case women committed to feminist agendas were included in the talk’s process leading up to the 1998 peace accord. Their journey from pre-negotiations to final peace agreement exposes how women can increase the gender sensitivity of peace agreements, but also highlights the network of gender ideologies and gendered institutions that act as hurdles to gendering the peace.
